Street-car.



4 C.F.DAMM.

STREET CAR.

AP LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL PR. 2 6 l 9 X 5- Patented May 16,1916.

\NVENTDR by I ATTORNEY):

CHARLES F. DAMM, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

STREET-CARI.

To all whom it may concern; A c I Be it known that'I, CHARLnsF. DAMM, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York have invented new anduseful Improvements in Street-Cars, of which the following is a specification. I v

Th1s 1nvent1on relates to a passenger street car and more particularly to cars of;

that'type which require passengers to pay their fares upon enteringv thecarand which are intended to stop at thenear sidefof street crossings. v, V c In cars of this character as heretofore constructed comparatively little standing room is provided for passengers boarding the car between the entrance door and the conductors station, so that'the progress of a car is often delayed by, reason of a conductor being unable to collect thefares, make change, issue transfers, &c., sufficiently rapid to keep pace with the incoming pas sengers, which necessitates holding up the car until a sufficient number of passengers have passedthe conductor to permit, all; of the waiting persons desiring transportation to at least board the car;

" Another disadvantage in the car'sheretofore in use is the congestion which occurs adjacent to the exit at the 'end of .thes'ame which renders it not only inconvenient for passengers remote from the exit to leave the car but also materially slowing up the trafiic.

Furthermore, the cars heretofore known resulted in a pronounced confiictbetween incoming and outgoing passengers and. also produced interference I between passengers waiting at the entrance of the car to get on and; passengers wishing to leave the car and connect with another careither aheadjor on a crossing street. M j I M a g It is the object of my invention to provide a passenger street car in which theobjec-v tionable features above eliminated.

. Intheaccompanymg dITELWlIlgSLFlgIlIG 1 v enumerated are,

is a sectional plan view of a street .,-car embodying one form of my. invention. Fig. 2

isa similar view showing a slight modifica-v tion of my improvements.

Similar characters f reference indicate corresponding partsin both figures;

The passenger street car shown in Fig. 1

is assumed to be moving in thedire'ction of.

' Specification of Letters Patent. A 'Patented May 16, 1916 Application filed 5 5m 2c, 1915. Serial No. 23,829. I

the arrow 1 for convenience indetermining the front and rear ends thereof. As there shown the scar comprlses a passengers com.-

partment 2 which is provided with two lonverse wall 5 connecting the rear-ends of the side walls. About midway of the length of the car the right hand wall t is provided with an auxiliary or supplemental doorway havingja door 6 which, if desired, may be used as an exit to supplement the main exit berof passengersare being transported and the same may also be used as ,an emergency exitin case the front exit becomes blocked from any cause. r C

r. 1 represents a short row of seats arranged adjacent to the right longitudinal wall of gitudinalside walls 3, land; a rear transa at the front of the car in case a large numthe compartment between the central door Gand the rear end of the compartment, and.

8 a long row of seats extendingfrom the front end tothe rear end ofthe compartment along the left longitudinal wall- 3.

9 represents a longitudinal partition arranged in the front part of'the compartment and extending from the front end of the same rearwardly to a place about midway between thefront and rear ends of the compartment and terminating short of the central side door 6. -This partition is preferably constructed in the form of a hand rail so that passengers can steady themselves by taking hold of the same while standing both when .entering or leavingthe car through the front end of the same. [As shown in the drawings this partitionis arranged on one side of the longitudinal center line of the car so as toforman incoming aisle 10 be- I tween the right hand side of this partition.

and the adjacent front part of the right handlongitudinal wall of the compartment which is vacant orrunprovided with seats,

and also an outgoing aisle 11 between the left hand side of the partition and the front frontpart of the lefthand longitudinal wall 3. c I 12 represents the vestibule which. is arranged at the front end of the car and providedwith a rear entrance passageway 13 which leads to the front end of the incoming aisle, and a front exit passagei-vay 14 which leads from the front end of the outgoing aisle, v both of. said passageways having seats of the row arranged adjacent to the toward the rear and some toward the front.

their doors l6, 17, respectively opening laterally from the vestibule to the ground or street on the same side of the car on which the auxiliary door and entrance aisle are arranged.

15 represents the conductors station which is arranged in the compartment adjacent to the inner end of the partition and preferably between the auxiliary door and the partition so that the movement of the passengers from the incoming aisle to the r remaining space within the car and the exit of the passengers through the auxiliary door may both be under the control of the conductor.

Persons desiring transportation enter the car through the entrance passageway of the vestibule and then pass rearwardly throu h the incoming aisle to the conductor in t e center of the car where the fare is paid before the passenger is permitted to enter the rear part of the car or the front part thereof or left of the partition where the'seat's are located. Inasmuch as the incoming aisle is comparatively long a much larger number of passengers can be taken aboard the car and their fares collected in transit by the conductor than has been possible heretofore, thereby enabling the car to be started promptly and reducin the delays incidentto stopping cars an un ue length of time when taking on a crowd of persons greatly in excess of the 'accoinmodatidn space between the conductors stationand the entrance door.

As the passengerspass the conductor into the seating space of the car thesal'iie are likely to distribute themselves more uniformly over the entire compartment enaccount of the conductor being in the center of the car and some passengers 'willgo of the car instead of an undue numberlof passengers remaining ad a'cent to the'ex t at the front of the car as 15 commonly the case in near side pay-as-you-enter 'cars same substantially even around the car space all crowding or jamming of gers is avoided more passen ers can be accoinmodated comfortably an it is also ,possible for passengers to alight in "much less time.

Furthermore, the partition divides the passengers into two distinct streams, one coming in and the other goingout, whereby conflict between the incoming and outgoing passengers is avoided and the transportaofthe same is facilitated. When a car is crowded with passengers it "is desirable when letting oii passengers to open boththe door of the front exit passageway'of the greater safety of this vestibule under the control of the motorman and also the side exit door in the center of the car under the control of the conductor, but if only a moderate number of passengels are in'th'e car it is preferable to open only the front exit door on account of the ractice because the motorman can clearly o serve when the passenger has left the car. By constructing the partition in the form of a hand rail the passengers adjacent thereto can hold themselves thereon and avoid accidents.

"In the operation of the car the motorman will be instructed to permit persons leaving the car th'roughthe entrance door so that normally all persons are compelled to'pass the conductor and pay the fare bea fore being able to leave the car.

By pia'cin the vestibule entrance in rear of the vesti 'le "exit passengers al'ighting from a car have a clears ace ahead and can quicklytransfe'r to and er"c'arinstead of being delayed as frequently isthe case in cars having the entrance door arranged in front of-the'exit door of the front vestibule because "such an arrangement requires "pas- Qeaving'h car to either walk around a crowd ofpasse'ngers about to board'a car or forenwa through the same in order to make'cdnnection withanother car ahead or runningon a cross street.

Iaesmueh as the passengers in thisco'nofcar are under full control of the cdndnctorthe collection of all the fares is insured.

If "desired, the central side exit door of the passengers compartment may be omitted, as shown in Fig. 2, in 'whichcase theseating capacity of the car may be inacc'ordlngly. a

This roved construction of car not only iacihmes handlin heavy loads of passengers with safety ut also enables a larger number of passengers to be accommodated for a 'ven area without liability of 'missing'hny ares.

I claiinh's my invention: I

1. Ast'r'eet car comprising a assengers compartment, a partition extending lengthwise one' end of said com arttnent toward thtit' thereof about mi way 'between its opposite ends andformin longitudinal incoming and outgoing aisles in said "compartment on opposite sldes of said parcicien end an independent entrance and exit arranged on the same side and end :of the ear and connecting respectively with said incoming and 'outgoin g aisles.

2. A sti eetcar comprising a passenger's compartment partitionfextending lengtha see partition, and a vestibule having an entrancepassageleading toone of said aisles and, an exit passageway, leading from the other aisle, said entrance passage and exit passageway being independent of. each other and arranged on the same side andendof n r 1 i t1 A street-carcomprising a passengers compartment, a partition extending length ,wise irom one-end oh said compartment toward. that part thereof about midway ,between cits, opposite ends and forming -.longi tudinal; .i-incomingi; and: outgoingv i aisles in said compartment on opposite sides. of said partition," independent, j entrance and exit passages arranged on the same side and end or -the car' and connecting with :sai'd'dncompassageway leading to said incoming aisle and an ,exitpassageway leading from said outgoing aisle.

,7 ,A street ear comprising a ,passengers compartment-a1longitudinal row, oi seats 70 arranged in the space adjacent to one of the longitudinal wallsof the compartn'ient while the spacevadjacent to the opposite wall of. the compartment is seatless, a partition extending-g lengthwise "oi" the} compartment from one endthereof to that part vabout midway ofv its length and forming an incoming aisle. between the partition and said seatw-less wall .ot :the compartment ;andan outgongalsle between the partition and said-row.

next to the opposite wall of the compartment, and a vestibule having a rear entrance ing and outgoing aisles, respectivelyyiandaa z p'assage and a front exit passageway which 'conductors station arranged in the com- I partment adjacent to the inner end of said partition. I a

4. A street car comprising a passengers compartment, a partition extending lengthwise from one end of said compartment toward that part thereof about midway between its opposite ends and forming longitudinal incoming and outgoing aisles in said compartment on opposite sides of said partition', a vestibule having an-entrance passage leading to one of said aisles and an exit passageway leading from the other aisle, and a conductors station arranged in the compartment adjacent to the inner end of said partition, said entrance passage and exit passageway being independent of each other and arranged on the same side and end of the car.

A street car comprising a passengers compartment, a longitudinal row of seats arranged in the space adjacent to one of the longitudinal walls of the compartment while the space adjacent to the opposite wall of the compartment is seat-less, and a partition extending lengthwise of the compartment from one end thereof to that part about midway of its length and forming an incom ing aisle between the partition and said seat-less wall of the compartment and an outgoing aisle between the partition and said row next to the opposite wall of the compartment.

6. A street car comprising a passengers compartment, a longitudinal row of seats arranged in the space adjacent to one of the longitudinal walls of the compartment while the space adjacent to the opposite wall of the compartment is seat-less, a partition extending lengthwise of the compartment from one end thereof to that part about midway of its length and forming an incoming aisle between the partition and said seatless wall of the compartment and an outgoing aisle between the partition and said row next to the opposite wall of the compartment, and a vestibule having an entrance open laterally to the street on the same side of the compartment as said seat-less longitudinal wall, said entrance passageway leading to said incoming aisle and said exit passageway leading from said outgoing aisle.

8. A street car comprising a passengers compartment, a longitudinal row of seats arranged in the space adjacent to one of the longitudinal walls of the compartment while the space adjacent to the opposite wall of the compartment is seat-less, a partition extending lengthwise of the compartment from one end thereof to that part about midway of its length and forming an incoming aisle between the partition and said seatless wall of the compartment and an outgoing aisle between the partition and said row next to the opposite wall of the compartment, a vestibule having a rear entrance passage and a front exit passageway which open laterally to the street on the same side of the com partment as said seat-less longitudinal wall, 5 said entrance passageway leading to said incoming aisle and said exit pasageway leading from said outgoing aisle, and a conductors station arranged adjacent to the inner end of said partition.

9. A street car comprising a passengers compartment, a longitudinal row of seats arranged in the space adjacent to one of the longitudinal walls of the compartment while the space adjacent to the opposite wall of the compartment is seat-less, a partition extending lengthwise of the compartment from one end thereof to that part about midway of its length and forming an incoming aisle between the partition and said seat-less wall of the compartment and an outgoing aisle between the partition and said row next to the opposite wall of the compartment, a vestibule having a rear entrance passage and a front exit passageway which open laterally to the street on the same side of the compartment as said seat-less longitudinal wall, said entrance passageway leading to said incoming aisle and said exit passageway leading from said outgoing aisle, and an auxiliary door arranged-in the central part of that "Wall of the compartment next to said incoming aisle.

10. A street car oomprisin-g a passengers compartment, a longitudinal row of seats arranged in the 'spaoe'adjacent to one of the longitudinal Walls of the oompartment While the space adjacent te -the opposite wall of the compartment is-seat-less, a partition exof its length and forminga-n incoming aisle between the-partition and :said seat less Wall of the compartment and 'an outgoing aisle between the partition and said roar of seats next to the opposite wall of the compare ment, a vestibule having a rear entrance passage and a front exit passageway which open laterally to the street on the same side of the --of-that Wall of the compartment next to said incoming aisle, and a conductors station arranged Within the compartment between said auxiliary door and the inner end of said partition.

CHARLES F. DAMM.

fiopies'of this;patent o may-abe obtained igr fiveeents -each,--hyaddressing the Commissioner 0: Patents,

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